The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-09-23

The nome MANUFACTURES snow up "
well and 1t is qualification Il
) our citizens that among the best exhi-
its are articles manufactured within q
ur city limits.
]. c. Hanson's shirt mandatory
makes fine showing of all kinds Of y
lress shirts. 1t is fine advertisement
f his goods.
The Mattress Works has good exhi-
ut and one deserving of special notice,
these two home manufactures attract
deserved attention from the passersby.
The center of the hall is filed with
arge quality of fancy articles-too MANY
BY far to warrant special mention.
More than two hundred ladies con-
.ributed toward this exhibit, and it
would repay one to see it, if nothing
else were there. The number of articles
Is endless. The posts are finely trimm-
ed with evergreen. The green house
has full exhibit of flowers at the south
end. The display of fancy goods proves
that there is vast amount of talent pos
sessed by the ladies of the city.
The fruit exhibit is fine, as is also that
of honey and cheese and butter.
1t is truly said that Floral Hall never
presented handsomer appearance, or
more attractive.
Farm PRODUCTS.
The exhibit of farm products is ex-
tensive and very creditable. The space
allotted to these exhibits is about even
" divided between Blue Earth and
Nicollet counties and there is friendly
rivalry to see which is the more COM
plete. All kinds of vegetables are piled
up in great rows and altogether make
a fine showing. Mr.. Minor Porter is
the superintendent of this department
and has shown great taste in the ar
rangement of the various products. He
has worked hard TO secure large exhi-
bit and his efforts have been crowned
with success.
Among the vegetables worthy of spe-
cial mention is a squash weighing ll5
pounds and some large beets grown by
Mr.. Adam Arnold; melon weighing "a
pounds grown by Mr.. Williamson Dukes
addition; some choice tobacco grown by
Mr.. Joseph May near st. Clair; some
fine Belle potatoes, 81 of which weigh
81 pounds, grown by Mr.. NJ. L. Locker
by; some fine Snowflake potatoes, grown
by Mr.. H. futile, offspring Island; some
corn grown by Mr.. Jonas Burrill, ofBel-
grade; some cornstalks IL feet high cut
upon the field of Mr.. Lyman Matthews;
choice pumpkins grown by Mr.. ii. G.
Randall, of Belgrade; cabbage, cauli-
flower, egg plants, red pepper and other
things too numerous to mention grown
by scores of other well known gentle
men. There is fine exhibit of vege-
tables of all kinds from the hospital farm
at st. Peter. The credit of getting up
this exhibit is due to Mr.. Meyer, the
hospital gardener. Mr.. w. L. Wilson
has a very fine exhibition of all kinds Of
farm products.
POULTRY.
The poultry exhibit is about monopol'
lied by the exceeding large and com
plete exhibit of Cuddy's Poultry Yards,
of South Bend. He has in his exhibit
eighteen varieties of land and water
fowls, comprising twenty coops. Mr.
Cuddy has long been in the poultry
business and understands it thoroughly
He deals in nothing but pure blooded
fowls and has a fine reputation II
the poultry world. His fowls are
beauties and attract a great dea
of attention from everyone.
all passers-by lingering to watch the
: pretty occupants of the coops. Mr.
Cuddy's exhibit is as follows:
trio of Wyandottes.
2 trios of Light Brahmas,
trio of Silver Spangled Hamburgs,
|, 2 trios of White Crested Black Polish
trio of Dark Brahmas,
trio of Golden Bearded Polish,
trio of Houdans,
trio of Langshans,
trio of White Leghorns,
l trio of Black Breasted r. G. Bantams
trio of Golden Seabright Bantams,
trio of Partridge Cochins,
trio of Plymouth Rocks,
} trio of Pekin ducks,
trio of wild geese,
l Plymouth Cockerel,
coop of white Cochin, Silver bearded
T Polish and Langshans,
Rumpless fowls.
) Mr.. G. W. Plank, of Eyota, has foul
coops of fine Bronze turkeys, while Mr.
F. Reinstrom from near Eagle Lake, has
two trios of Toulouse geese. Both o.
these exhibits are attractive, the fowls
: being of fine size and form.
Horses.
PURE BRED CLYDESDALE.
Thurston & Seabury, Garden City, one
Clyde, six years; one Cleveland Bay
three years; three Shires, two years
one Shire, three years.
FIG. Zimmerman & Co., Mankato
one Clydesdale, five years.
PURE BRED NoRMAN-PERCHERoN.
FIG. Zimmerman & Co., Mankato
four year Norman.
WI. Atcherson & Son, Medo, stall
lion, Percheron-Norman, four years.
DRAUGHT HoRsEs-GRADEs.
7 G. w. Shaubt, Mankato, brood mare
and colt; filley, three years; suck
ing colt.
R. L. Houk, Good Thunder, stallion
John flasher, Minnesota Lake, flly
three years.
NJ. Broom, Sherman. FLY, three years
Thos. Hislop, Buford, brood mare and
colt; best sucking colt.
B. F. Ray, South Bend, Clyde mare
one year; Clyde mare, two years.
Jacob DEM, Mankato, mare and colt
best sucking colt.
James Quinn, Medic, stallion, three
years. :,
John Barnard, Mankato, grade stall
hon, four years.
Alfred Merrill, Eagle Lake, grade stall
lion.
W. J. Atchersen & Co., Medo, stallion
and Ave of his get,
B. F. Ray, South Bend, mare showing
two colts.
TRoTTINa STRAINS.
johnson Bros, Napoleon, two years
F. G. Zimmerman & Co., Mankato
four years; stations Edmond" and
"Vitesse."
E. P. Rutan, Mankato, stallion, -four
John Barnard, Mankato, trotting
stallion. one year.
Alfred Merrill, Eagle Lake, trottlne
stallion, one year,
r. S. Cosgroye. lie Sueur, four year
mare.
Henry Waters, COED Thunder. horse,
mare, one year.
Gaylord Lamb, Mankato, matched
mares, three and five years.
J. r. S. Gosgrove, LIE Sueur, matched
team.
| A. T. Noble, .Mankato, pair matched